C. McGregor (photo) has 16 wins and two losses as a professional. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC
Brock Lesnar e Georges St Pierre are the two biggest sellers of pay-per-view in the history of Ultimate and were responsible for spearheading the organization's biggest event to date, the historic UFC 100 – which had 1,6 million packages sold. Therefore, comparing any new generation athlete to the duo is already something great. But President Dana White went further and stated that Conor McGregor is a bigger star than the former champions.
"Conor McGregor It's for real, it's legitimate. He is a force I have never seen. Bigger than Brock Lesnar when he was here. Bigger than any of the fighters we've ever had. Yes, he is (bigger than Georges St Pierre). I've never seen anything like it. Was there a nation behind GSP when GSP started? Let me tell you something: we are well above (PPV sales estimates). Me and Lorenzo (Fertitta) were talking about this, and we attributed it all to the Conor McGregor”, said the director in an interview with the North American channel “FOX Sports 1”.
At 26, Conor McGregor has a professional record of 16 wins and two losses. The “SBG Ireland” athlete won 14, or 88%, of his victories by knockout or technical knockout. Former lightweight and featherweight champion of the European “Cage Warriors” event, the Irishman arrived at the UFC in April last year and has already won four victories in the new organization, over Marcus Brimage, Max Hollaway, Diego Brandao e Dustin poirier.